killing her four daughters. >> the top cop in alexander is due in court. >> of t teofho thoands are headd for the pony swim. "good morning washington" begins right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- good morning, washington. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's start with brian van de graaff. it is as humid as can be. >> we do have been skewed showers on the radar this morning. this batch of moisture down into western fairfax. you are under the gun if you're coming in on 66 this morning.

otherwise, fairly tried this morning. at dulles. let's give you the forecast. we are in the 70's this morning. temperatures will be held back because of the clouds. some thunderstorms are likely. we will talk more about that as the day goes on. let's have the first look of the traffic of the day. >> first thing i wanted to discuss is southbound baltimore- washington parkway. there was a crash over the weekend near route 50. the crash is on the left side of the road. they're doing major repairs. that means southbound baltimore washington parke white for the rest of this morning, only one lane will be open to get on to kenilworth avenue.

out of sheryl lee, allow yourself extra time if you normally tot -- out of cheverly, allow yourself extra time if you normally take to 95. this is southbound in germantown. this is 95 virginia northbound out of millington to get to the beltway. now to top stories. >> thank you. we are expect a verdict today in a tryout of a woman accused of killing her daughters. >> a judge is deciding the banita jacks case without a jury. pamela brown is live at d.c. superior court with more. >> for the past two days, the judge has been deciding and we should know the outcome this morning.

they looked at graphic evidence and listen to evidence from prosecutors. during the trial, neighbors and relatives took the stand, given their oftentimes grim account of what man happens. the first days of trout included a video tape between banita jacks and d.c. detectis hours after the decomposed bodies of her children were found. she said one by one day died during their sleep over a 10-day period. prosecutors said the killings were premeditated and that she strangled her three youngest girls. the defense that prosecutors failed to show that jacks is guilty. where is the cry? >> she wouldn't let anybody in

her house. it was just her and her children. >> she had to have had a near this bird dowbreak down. >> because of the ages of the children, she faces life in prison without patroparole. david baker has decided to step down. he was arrested for driving under the influence. his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. he failed his sobriety test four times. >> he made a bad decision. for 40 years, he has had an unblemished record.

>> his resignation will not jeopardize his retirement befits. he faces a five-day mandatory jail sentence if he is convicted. he worked for the d.c. police force until 1991. he joined the alexandria police force as a deputy chief. negotiations on health care reform will resume today on capitol hill. senators tentatively agreed on a plan to squeeze in an additional $35 billion over 10 years. such a plan would be a step forward, meeting the goal of a rise in health-carepending. the president will promote his plan during a trip to two different states. he will be in a high school in

north carolina, and then he will hold a similar town hall mting in tennessee. all of the maryland students who were quarantined after contracting the swine flu are now out of thel.ospi ta thereasrd wwo laswot l night tt the last girl was released. nine of the 10 students tested positive. liana kutos was the last didn't to remain in the hospital. we talked to her parents. she said -- they said she was isolated and very scared. >> there is nothing we could do. we want to go over and bring her back. the chinese are not going to release her. >>most h fthe students are scheduled ruretur to the u.s. tomorrow. those who became sick when not be allowed to return until

august 8. the space shuttle endeavor is on its way home. a record crowd of 13 astronauts improved be space station. six astronauts remain on the station, seven are headed back. is scheduled to land in florida on friday. the annual pony swim place today. this the event is in its 84th year end always draws huge crowds. the ponies will swim to chincoteague and then will be auctioned off. those better not salt will swing back to the island on friday we are following some breaking news where police have been involved in a shooting. >> courtney robinson is live

with more. >> officers are telling us one man is dead. a victim is not a police officer. it happened in in neighborhood in the back of this apartment complex off of forest park road. it happened around 2:40 this morning. there was a disconnect call. they cannot get anyone on the phone. officers were out here on eagle's nest court. backup officers found a deceased male with a gunshot wound. there was a gun and knife next to his body. two officers are on on paid administrative leave. a male officer has been with the force for five years. they e not sure which officer

discharged tir firearm or if the victim shot at them. he was found outside of this apartment complex talking with a friend. she had a call from one of her girlfriends saying could you please come over. she is saying that man is a 40- year-old man, a hispanic man, and that is the friend who is dead out here in the complex. police are still investigating, trying to figure out what happened. >> thank you. steamy outside. >> 8 virtual unknowns swimmer in a high-tech swimsuit believes michael phelps with a silver medal. now th swimsuit is making waves. >> adam caskey live in arlington.

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morning. welcome back. i am adam caskey. i have the umbrella ready. it is not raining here yet. it will be momentarily. i say bring it on. we can use the rain. it is approaching the potomac river and arlington always down to fredricksburg. of 66 is seennt in it is very light in nature and pushing off to the north and east -- north and east. it is pushing off to the north and east. a very mild start to the day. 's in arlington. off and on occasional rain. some storms could become severe later on today. that is something we will keep an eye on. highs in the low to mid 80's.

then a few isolated storms. i say bring it on. we can use the moisture. i know it may not bode well for the moisture. >> we have had so much rain and people are used to driving in it. we have construction zone southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. the left side, they are doing some extensive repairs to an area that was damaged by a weekend wreck near kenilworth avenue. 95 in virginia and northbound come up some activity near the prince william county park way. we are looking at the camera with the greenway and toll road meld together. no evidence of moisture on the pavement. >> thank you. 5:15. >> the search has intensified

for evidence in the death of michael jackson as they scoured his dr. oz home. >> we will check headlines around the

>> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. in our top stories, the fight over michael jackson lost the state continues. his mother filed packwood papers. federal agents have searched the home and office of his personal doctor. investigators of looking to

whether conrad murray gave jackson a the of those of propofol. toxicology results are expected soon. the four major sports leagues have asked a judge to stop being in delaware. this was allowed in four states, delaware, nevada, montana, and organ. britain is polling the rest of its troops out of pure rock. they failed to pass an extension before recess. there will move toeighboring kuwait. michael phelps has found himself in a rare place -- second place. >> not only is he going to beat phelps, he is going to smash his world record. >> there you go. a german swimmer where a cutting

edge and controversial swimsuits beach phelps yesterday at the world swimming championships -- beat phelps guest today. the swimsuit helps swimmers follow. the governing body announced those swimsuits will be banned in 2010. typically about six world records are shattered. going into the -- going into the race, 18 world records have been smashed. >> if it helps you to follow -- >> interesting. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> maybe they should go back to swimming the way mother nature made us. no unfair advantage is there.

loudoun county into frederick, of showers pushing it to pare back. a heavier band alo front royal along the 66 corridor. there is a slight risk for some severe weather. we are mild. temperatures are started off pretty tepid. it will still be soupy and oppressive. low to mid 80's today. waldorf, 72. wtop, 76 degrees. let's show you the bigger high pressure is coming in. we have a friend swinging through. we're looking at the threat for some scattered thunderstorms. that will keep our temperatures held back. not the nicest of days.

cloudy with a lingering storm. storms should dissipate. tomorrow should be a better of the day. last chance of a storm. continuing chance of a storm. sunday, some storms. kind of an and on pattern. what is going on with traffic backs >> > >> actually, but she is not ready. still ahead, they are hitting and pitching and play edit -- playing error free defense. what is going on with the nationals? >> later today on "oprah," the biggest names in country music are hitting the stage. now a singer is making history.

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welcome back. live pictures of i-395 and washington boulevard. the rain has not begun to fall yet. keep it here for your traffic and weather. time for sports. the nationals have matched their longest win streak of the year. they had another offensive

explosion. they won their fourth straight ball game. adam dunn at the plate. he knocks it out of the ballpark. right in his wheel house. 445 feet. it made it 2-1 nationals. the rally is still alive. this single scores another run. wil nieves comes home. five years won nationals. the nationals when 5-3. d.c. uted played last night. they played to a one-one tie. the mystics loss at indiana last night. have a great day. >> thank you. 5:25 is your time. time for business headlines with the bell. >> good morning to you. watch out, googled.

there is word that microsoft and yahoo! may sign an internet search deal as early as today. at age says microsoft's bing will become the default search engine for their web site. googled dominate the search engine website. as for trading, it looks like we may get a pullback. stocks in china plunged the most in eight months. for you beer fans, some new products may be coming your way on. there is a new beer bought. it is a whole draft from your fridge. that is your business news. live at bloomberg headquarters

in new york, i am linda bell. back to you. >> thank you. i guess that is like wine in a box. >> i guess that is how it works. i hope so. >> 5:27 is your time. the news continues. >> still ahead in our next half- hour -- >> many times. >> do you ever bring angero t it? >> we will hear his message for henry louis gates. >> live in the weather center, showers are pushing through thrh hey smart, heard you're getting free nights from hotels.com. how? well, funny you should ask. you see, after i book 10 nights, i get a free one. say i spend 2 nights at a big name hotel,

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>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. welcome back. of a plot 30 is your time on this once the morning. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm doug mckelway. thank you for joining us in. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we have the rain knocking on the door. >> we do have some rain. itill be and on and off kind of deal. temperatures -- i do not want to . oy ol let's say less hot. sawe're starting off warmer. av hwee hmeme showerso dwn . wtipril wceli a few more further to the we. we will see storms on and off. let's give the the forecast. we are milder, upper 70's.

there could be some strong to severe weather. adam is live in the storm chaser. >> that srm woke me up at 2:00 this morning. it is rocking and rolling right now as brian and adam caskey are showing you. it will cost you few minutes along the loudoun county side, out of dale city quickly, i will take you to traffic northbound i-95 where it is still decent. headlights out of tin up to the pentagon. first to top stories. >> thank you. we are following breaking news out montgomery county. >> and investigation is under way into a deadly police shooting. courtney robinson is live.

>> additional officers are out here on the scene this morning. it did find a man here dead in front of an apartment complex. it is off forced brook road in germantown. at least one officer did -- is off forest brook road in germantown. at least one officer did fire his firearm. more officers were dispatched. other officers were out on the scene and called for back up. they found a man dead. he was shot. there was a gun and knife next to his body. two officers are now on administrative leave. this is routine as officers tried to determine exactly what happened. >> this is an officer-involved shooting.

two officers responded. we do not know or whether it be male fired the weapon. we do know shots were fired, but we do not know who fired the shots. >> at least one officer did fired their weapons. a woman told me that a mutual friend had been shot. she did not know exactly what had happened, but she believes that man was out here visiting her girlfriend. he says this man does not live here. officers are trying to determine what exactly happened. >> thank you. a judge could rule today in the banita jacks trial. she is accused of murdering her four daughters and living with their decomposed bodies.

defense attorneys said prosecutors failed to prove she is guilty. she faces life in prison. more d.c. programs could be facing steep cuts. council members are considering keeping the reserve fund intact. instead of taking the money out, public safety and education programs account for nearly 70% of the annual budget. security improvements are coming to reagan airport> national is one of five airports to sheer and nearly $8 million in funding. -- national is one of five airports to share nearly $8 million in stimulus funding. colin powell weighed in on the controversy about henry

gates. >> there is no african american in this country that has not been exposed to this kind of situation. do you get angry? yes. do you try to get things fixed? is the course of action tota ke aer and let the current situation get worse. >> gates was arrested last week after a confrontation with a white officer. gates will meet with the officer and the president over a beer at the white house tomorrow. the race is on to develop a vaccine for the swine flu. who should get it? >> health officials are meeting to hashed out those very questions. >> the federal vaccine panel that meets today is trying to

work out a back seat. if there is not enough vaccine to go around, who should start with it? health-care workers will almost certainly top the list, but pregnant women may be close behind. 15 deaths were of pregnant women. that is 6%. >> they are not sure what the trigger is in pregnant women, but it reacts very fast. >> this woman is hospitalized in critical condition with the1n1 virus. their baby girl did not survive. the family did not realize what began as a sore throat would turn so tragic. >> the immune system gets so weak. it knocks you down. >> doctors already recommend

that pregnant women get seasonal flu shots. >> it is going to help not to have the swine flu and to keep my baby safe, i will take it. >> swine flu trials begin in august. . relatives of virginia tech shooting victims are asking tim kaine to reopen the investigation. this follows the disclosure last week that the former head of the counseling center found the gunman'sissing mental health records. kaine says he wants the full story of how it happened. 5:37. >> still ahead, is kate gosselin moving to rock built

that we will have details on that, straight ahead -- moving to rockville? we will have details. >> warm and muggy. lisa baden will be back with another lo anot

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i work here at the botanical gardens. we have 94 acres of flowers, trees, and trails. come join us. good morning, washington. 5:41 on this steamy wednesday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> adam caskey joins us. he is excited about a chance for rain. you have your on rollout with you. >> bring it on. -- you have your umbrella with you. >> it looks like we will see some rain today. also, the chance for severe thunderstorms. nothing but good soaking rain so far this morning. it is beginning to break up. most of the action is in west rginia. heer t crossing

otacig rhtht now. seu n cae atn isngegniin to break upni as it moved into montgomery county and into the district. more showers later today. off and on rain. a glimpse of sun here and there. highs in the low to mid 80's. 80 degrees right now in some spots. it is warm. mid to upper 70's. 79 in the storm chaser. >> that must be humid. we will chase the traffic by going live to the cameras. we will show you the commute out of frederick, dry as a bone. no delays at 109. we will go to virginia across the 14th street bridge leaving the pentagon with a beautiful ride. >> thank you. 5:43 is your time.

>> as spelling lesson is in order for the makers of a road sign in wisconsin. >> we will be back will be

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>> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. good morning. welcome back. of a plot 46. good news in the local housing market. -- 5:46. experts caution there is still a long way to go before we see sustained home price appreciation. police in ocean city are investigating after a pipe was found on the beach.

the beach was the back and waited for an owl. police use robotic activity to remove it. judge sonia sotomayor is expected to cruise to confirmation. the senate judiciary committee approved her nomination yesterday. the vote was split along party lines. of a plot 47. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's take it with adam caskey. -- 5:47. >> it is very muggy outside. there is a breeze in arlington up to about the miles an hour. the dew point is at 70. that means it is downright uncomfortable for some people.

78 degrees to start our day. ve, 78ry78, very wrorm78c a tio. we h aveew fai wantwa ootoatk r totalssi mie htncigdnonig. t arok manyl at brandywine, marane of a thunderstorm that popped erov maryland and dissipated ovrleath morning, before most of you were awake. there are a few showers across the region. if you light rain showers locally. they are beginning to break up. there is more moisture it down to our south west. we are anticipating more action later on today. mr. van de graaff, in light nice. >> we are looking out for

stronger weather. -- in light enlighten us. despite the lack of extra heat, the clouds are pretty bad. there could be some strong storms and some downpours. we will keep an eye on that. let's look at the forecast. not a lot of sunshine. humid and cloudy. temperatur will be on the cool side. the average is 88. yes debate we were at 92. showers -- yesterday we were at 92. the showers will start to taper off. tomorrow brooks laich a decent day with an isolated chance -- tomorrow looks like a decent day with an isolated chance of a storm. what about the traffic?

>> i just got off the pot with a guy from the wtop traffic -- i just got off the phone with a guide near baltimore. there has been a crash before the fort mchenry tunnel. it is on the north side of baltimore. everything is open along 895. no problems getting out to thurgood marshall airport and out towards dallas. with a rain shower, but it will end just a little bit to your commute. i wanted to jump over to a camber quickly -- ok, my bad. it is a little bit steamy. it is quiet northbound i-95 out of dale city. i will take the to 270 in germantown. look at all of those headlights. >> are you a fan of "jon and

kat plus eight?" >> i am devastate >> i am just learning about this. kate gosselin was seen dining locally recently. >> this is interesting. 8 website is reported she is buying a condo in rockville. do notpe exhict t bs expect tha sudden burden on local schools. the kids are staying in pennsylvania. jon and kate are divorcing. the theory is she will come to rock hill when he is with the kids. the condo -- she will come to rockville when he is what the kids. >> it is more popular where kids

-- where parents take tns living with the kids. it is a new thing people do. >> it is good they can have their parents there. >> they can stick with their friends. >> the makers of a road sign in wisconsin need a spelling lesson. >> the sign was put up within the last week. the only word spelled correctly is "exit." the other two words have spelling errors. a company in madison made the sign and they will pay to fix it. we are doing more and more stories about this. it does not bode well for education. >> i did not know about that.

they spelled "business" incorrectly. >> everything is sure to with texting. -- everything is short with textin te to

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>> but it made way for a do home. it was made in minnesota. the 16-foot tall boots is home to the new shoe museum. you would have to be about 120 feet tall to fit into boot. it looks incredibly real. in looks like it has -- it was made out of leather. >> i wonder if adam has seen that. >> have more to come. >> marijuana is the biggest cash crop from california. some lawmakers want to change that. >> where would you fall on the list to get the flu vaccine? they will decide today who should be first in line. lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning

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about her daughter quarantined. >> it could be judgment day for an accused child killer. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- gd morning, washington. it is 6:00. ... we begin with your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we will be checking in with lisa baden in just the second. we start with brian van de graaff. >> we do have some rain this morning. through the afternoon and into hours, we cod ese some stronge weather ngvi a few fea w sprinkles out in loudoun county. avia stock is west of the shenandoah valley. avia stock is west of the shenandoah valley.